Charging in communication systems

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H04M 17/00 (2006.01) H04L 12/14 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2421082

The present invention relates to charging of communications using chargeable resources of a first communication system and a second communication system wherein at least one of said communication systems provides wireless communication services. In accordance with the method, after a set-up procedure for communications initiated a first procedure for obtaining a first charging component is triggered, the first charging component being associated with the first communication system and determined based on a first charging model. If required, a second procedure for obtaining a second charging component is also triggered, the second charging component being associated with the second communication system and determined based on a second charging model. Information associated with the communications in the first and second communication systems is processed simultaneously to obtain the respective first and second charging components. The first and second charging components are combined to obtain a total charge. A prepaid balance is then decreased during the communications based on the total charge.

Cette invention se rapporte à la facturation de communications utilisant les ressources facturables d'un premier système de communication et d'un second système de communication, au moins l'un de ces systèmes de communication fournissant des services de communication sans fil. Selon le procédé faisant l'objet de cette invention, après une procédure d'établissement des communications initialisées, une première procédure permettant d'obtenir un premier élément de facturation est déclenchée, ce premier élément de facturation étant associé au premier système de communication et déterminé sur la base d'un premier modèle de facturation. Si nécessaire, une seconde procédure permettant d'obtenir un second élément de facturation est également déclenchée, le second élément de facturation étant associé au second système de communication et déterminé sur la base d'un second modèle de facturation. Les informations associées aux communications dans les premier et second systèmes de communication sont traitées simultanément pour produire les premier et second éléments de facturation correspondants. Les premier et second éléments de facturation sont alors combinés pour produire une facture totale. Le solde prépayé est ensuite amené à décroître au fur et à mesure des communications, sur la base de la facture totale.

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